IS REVOCATION “THE NEXT GREAT METAL BAND?”

In case you couldn’t tell, I really enjoy reading Cosmo Lee’s Invisible Oranges, even if I don’t always agree with him (The Real Thing does still pwn, dude!). This morning, Cosmo ponders the search for “the next great metal band” – what he compares to a first-round draft pick in sports – and posits that it could be Relapse artists, Revocation:

“They have songs, not just a sound. Their songs are identifiable within seconds. They have memorable riffs and rhythms. Their chops have soul. David Davidson’s solos are amazing tightrope walks of speed, hooks, and bluesy swagger. The last metal guitarist to do that was Dimebag Darrell.”

Wow. That’s quite a compliment, isn’t it?

I only got to listen to one Revocation song with my morning coffee, but I  don’t even wanna weigh in on them just yet anyways; I just wanna know what you cats think. Head over to the band’s MySpace page – Mr. Lee recommends the songs “Dismantle the Dictator” and “The Brain Scramblers” – then come back here and let us know if you think Revocation is, indeed, “the next Megadeth,” if “not the next Metallica.”

Revocation’s Existence is Futile comes out September 29 on Relapse.

-AR